Mansoor Moaddel

Professor of Sociology, Sociology, University of Maryland;Research Professor, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Response to Terrorism, University of Maryland;Research Affiliate, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan;Non-Resident Fellow, Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University

Ph.D. Sociology, University of Wisconsin

Research InterestsDr. Moaddel studies culture, ideology, political conflict, revolution and social change. His work currently focuses on the causes and consequences of values and attitudes of the Middle Eastern and Islamic publics. He has carried out values surveys in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Turkey. He has also carried out youth surveys in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. His previous research project analyzed the determinants of ideological production in the Islamic world. He teaches sociology of religion, ideology, revolution, Islam and the Middle East. He also teaches statistics and research methods.

Ajrouch K, and Moaddel M. 2007. Social Structure versus Perception: A Cross-National Comparison of the Determinants of Self-Rated Health in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and the US. in Values and Perceptions of the Islamic and Middle Eastern Publics: Findings from Values Survey. Mansoor Moaddel, Ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Pp. 181-208.